음식물찌꺼기를 이용한 퇴비의 부숙과정중 이화학적 특성의 변화

Changes of Physico-chemical Properties during the Composting of Korean Food Waste

  • Chang, Ki-Woon (College of Agriculture, Chungnam Nat'l University) ;
  • Lee, In-Bog (College of Agriculture, Chungnam Nat'l University) ;
  • Lim, Jae-Shin (Dept. of Civil Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
  • 발행 : 1995.03.30

초록

음식물찌꺼기를 $1.1m^3$ 규모로 퇴적하여 강제 송풍방식으로 80일 이상 호기적 퇴비화를 실시하였으며, 퇴비화기간 동안 몇가지 이화학적인 특성을 조사하였다. 음식물찌꺼기의 퇴비화 과정중 색도 및 탄질율의 변화를 분석한 결과, 음식물찌꺼기의 유기성 물질들은 신속하게 분해되어 약 30일이면 안정화에 도달하는 것으로 보인다. 그러나 pH는 40일 이후에 중성범위에서 안정화되고, 원형여지크로마토그램은 45일 이후에 특정적인 변화가 나타났으며, EC값은 50일이 경과한 후 안정화에 도달하는 것으로 평가되었다. 이러한 결과들은 음식물찌꺼기를 이용한 퇴비의 안정화 평가를 위해서는 몇가지 이화학적인 특성을 종합적으로 고려해야 함을 의미하는 것으로 판단된다.

This study was conducted to estimate the stabilization degree of compost which made from Korean food wastes. To make the compost, food wastes were mixed with dried paper sludge, sawdust and the rotten wood waste which had cultivated mushrooms, and then mixture was composted in $1.1m^3$ of chamber which installed with the blower for maintaining the aerobic condition. Y value, EC and pH were changed remarkably for the early stage of composting. These changes showed that the compost of food wastes could be stabilized within 30~35 days and that the substrate, food wastes, can be easily used as energy source for microorganisms. Although these phyico-chemical properties indicated that food wastes could be composted within 30 days during the composting, the temperature of pile maintained over $50^{\circ}C$ for 80 days, and C/N ratio decreased gradually for over 50 days. In conclusion, more than 50 days were required to stabilize the compost of food wastes.

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